Ep 2026 What are you actually trying to find out at tryouts?

Basketball Coach Unplugged (A Basketball Coaching Podcast) · Sep 28, 2026 · 12m

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What are you actually trying to find out at tryouts?

Most tryouts sort kids instead of learning anything about them, and that is a choice you make before the first whistle.

SHOW NOTES

Steve opens with a cut he still regrets: a kid who had one bad Tuesday and went on to start varsity somewhere else two years later. The problem was not the kid. The problem was a tryout built to confirm what Steve already believed instead of teaching him something new. This episode is about treating tryout week as an information event, designing drills where the trait you care about…